Democrats and Republicans are still deeply divided on a number of key issues -- but this year, Democrats have a supermajority, which allows them to raise taxes, or even override a veto by Gov. Jerry Brown, without needing any Republican votes.

On Monday, Democrats announced their plans to move forward on gun control, with one piece of legislation banning high-capacity magazines, and another requiring ammunition buyers to show identification before making a purchase.

"We need to make sure that only those people who are legally entitled to have guns have them," said Roger Dickinson, a Democratic assemblyman from Sacramento.

Dickinson told KCRA 3 that it's important "that we are protecting people as much as possible."

But Republican Kristen Olsen, an assemblywoman from Modesto, was skeptical of the Democrats' approach.

"I haven't seen that any gun control laws or registration have actually deterred or reduced crime. In my experience, people who have a plan to commit an evil act will find a way to commit that evil act," Olsen told KCRA 3.

Republicans and Democrats also differed on their approaches to education and a water transportation system for bringing water from Northern California to Southern California.